Along with wills, letters of administration are some of the oldest genealogical documents available for residence of Manhattan. The New York County Surrogates Court has letters of administration beginning in the mid 1740s. However, the first letter of administration granted and recorded for a Buggy was not done so until the 1870s. In all there are four Buggy letters of administration in their records. [1]

Name of Intestate Administrator Letter Granted & Recorded Liber Page Bond Book

Buggy, Daniel Isaac Dayton 27 August 1874 107 272 PA

Buggy, John Ann Buggy 25 November 1870 96 31 145

Buggy, William Nellie Buggy 20 May 1895 200 259 318

Buggy, John Margaret Buggy 12 November 1906 279 143 411

[1] New York. New York County. Index to Letters of Administration, 1743-1949. Surrogates Court New York County Records Office, 31 Chambers St, Manhattan, NY.